Kadzere,Hungwe & Mandevere Legal Practitioners

03/05/2022

As dedicated human rights lawyers we join the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom day! Freedom of expression lies at the centre of any democracy and one of the fundamental rights that we cherish in our practice of human rights law!

15/05/2021

The Firm celebrates the belated World Press Freedom Day! Freedom of Expression and Press Freedom are inherently intertwined with human rights law and an integral part of our legal practice area!

20/10/2020

Our founding partner Marufu Mandever will today present a paper on the current legal and practical framework to combat enforced disappearances. The presentation will be held at Kodzero House from 10:00 am! This is in partnership with the Zimbabwe Lawyers For Human Rights (ZLHR)! Marufu is an expert in the field of human rights law and the legal framework on enforced disappearances!

25/03/2020

In light of the Covid 19 virus and its impact on the employer-employee relationship many would like to know the legal implications of the shutting down of workstations. Generally an employee who avails himself at the workstation is entitled to his remuneration even if he is not allocated any tasks to perform. On the other hand the law equally provides for the "no work no pay" principle. This leaves a grey area in the law. It is advisable that employees and employers agree on steps to be taken now that businesses are being forced to shut down. A middle ground approach may be necessary.

21/12/2019

The Firm wishes all its valued clients and the rest of Zimbabwe a safe and merry festive season.

The firm is closed until the 6th of January 2020

May God bless you all

01/05/2019

The firm wishes the nation a happy and safe workers day! Worker’s rights are human rights.

18/03/2019

Mliswa claims $2m from Zimpapers for defamation - NewsDay Zimbabwe

BY CHARLES LAITON

NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa (independent) has sued the Zimbabwe Newspapers Limited, the publishers of The Herald and The Sunday Mail, among others, for $2 million for defamation.

The legislator issued a letter of demand through his lawyers Kadzere Hungwe and Mandevere, in which he said Zimbabwe Newspapers published two articles on February 4, 2019 in The Herald and Chronicle, and another on February 13, 2019 titled MPs demand $400 000 bribe and ‘Dishonourable’ Mliswa on a bull rampage.

“We are currently preparing summons and we should be able to file them at the High Court today (yesterday) since our letter of demand seems to have been ignored,” Mliswa’s lawyer Marufu Mandevere said.

In the letter of demand, Mliswa said the published articles went far beyond the recesses of public interest, privilege or fair comment and the publishers refused to retract or to offer an apology.

“The aforementioned articles went far beyond the recesses of public interest, privilege or fair comment. Such articles were not only injurious, distressing and disparaging, but were designed to impair and hamper our client’s career as a politician,” the lawyer said.

Mliswa’s lawyer also said no journalistic privilege could excuse the reproachful mischaracterisation of his client’s actions and responses that afflicted the alleged articles.

“Resultantly, on instruction of our client, we hereby demand from you a retraction of the mentioned articles, and an apology to our client. Should you elect not to accede to our client’s demand within seven days of receipt of this letter we have instructions to cause summons against you in the sum of US$10 000 000 for defamation damages as well as the attendant costs of suit,” the letter of demand, dated February 28, 2019, read.

18/03/2019

https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/03/mliswa-claims-2m-from-zimpapers-for-defamation/

NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa (independent) has sued the Zimbabwe Newspapers Limited, the publishers of The Herald and The Sunday Mail, among others, for $2 million for defamation.

01/02/2019

The High Court of Zimbabwe per Justice Chitapi has granted bail to Obert Masaraure and Kumbirai Learnmore Magorimbo who are both being charged with subverting a constitutional government in terms of section 22 of the Criminal Law Code!! Our Mr Kadzere (left) represented the two pro democracy activists!

23/01/2019

https://zimlii.org/zw/judgment/harare-high-court/2019/3

CHITAKUNYE J. The plaintiff and her husband are Zimbabwean nationals. They also acquired South African citizenship after moving to that country. They thus hold dual citizenship. On about 30th November 2015 the plaintiff and her husband contracted a civil marriage in terms of the South African laws.....

10/12/2018

The Firm wishes all its valued clients and the whole nation a happy International Human Rights Day!! We are a dedicated team of human rights lawyers and cherish the importance of recognizing this day every year!

26/09/2018

The High Court sitting at Harare per Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has entered judgement in favour of our client Lilian Chinyerere against the Minister of Home Affairs and Commissioner General of Police for payment of US$ 13 500.00 being damages for assault, torture and humiliation. Our client was unlawfully assaulted by several police officers at the entrance of the Rotten Row courts in August 2016 in an incident which grabbed international attention after it was captured on film by journalists. Our Senior Partner Mr Kadzere represented Mrs Chinyerere in the damages claim. In the picture from the left (K Kadzere, L Chinyerere, P Dzamara)